Maths Basic Facts

It is important for children to learn their basic facts as they provide a strong foundation for learning maths strategies.  The lists below give the facts that children need to learn at each level and stage.

The IXL website is a useful site for practice at all levels.

Year 1-2 - Level 1 (Stages 1-4)

Year 3-4 - Level 2 (Stage 5)

Year 5-6 - Level 3 (Stage 6)

Year 7-8 - Level 4 (Stage 7-8) 

Level 1 Stages 1 - 3

  • Numerals to 5
  • Numerals to 10
  • Finger patterns to 5
  • Fives frames
  • Dice patterns
  • Finger patterns to 10
  • Tens frames
  • Adding 0
  • Adding 1
  • Adding and Subtracting within 5
  • Adding 5
  • Adding doubles to 10
Level 1 Stage 4
  • Adding up to 10
  • Adding with missing numbers up to 10
  • Adding with 10
  • Subtracting from within 10
  • Subtracting with missing numbers within 10
  • Adding doubles to 20
  • Halves within 20
  • Adding decades within 100
  • Adding decades with missing numbers up to 100
  • Subtracting decades within 100
  • Subtracting decades with missing numbers within 100
Level 2 Stage 5
  • Adding up to 20
  • Adding with missing numbers up to 20
  • 10x tables
  • 5x tables
  • 2x tables
  • Divided by 10
  • Divided by 5
  • Divided by 2
  • Subtracting within 100 using 5's
  • Adding doubles to 100 with decades and 5's
  • Halves of decades up to 100
  • Easy halves to 100
Level 3 Stage 6
  • Subtracting from within 20
  • Subtracting with missing numbers from within 20
  • 9x tables
  • 3x tables
  • 4x tables
  • 8x tables
  • 7x tables
  • 6x tables
  • Divided by 9
  • Divided by 3
  • Adding to make 100
  • Subtracting from 100
Level 4 Stage 7
  • Divided by 4
  • Divided by 8
  • Divided by 7
  • Divided by 6
  • Difficult doubles
  • Difficult halves
  • Adding decades within 1000
  • Adding decades with missing numbers within 1000
  • Subtracting decades within 1000
  • Subtracting decades with missing numbers within 1000
  • Division change unknown
  • Division start unknown
  • Fraction to % conversion
  • Write the fraction for...
  • Squares
  • Square roots
  • List the factors
Level 4 Stage 8
  • Multiply decimals by a power of 10
  • Divide decimals by a power of 10
  • Know 1/10, 1/100/ 1/1000 in decimals
  • Rounding decimals to the nearest 1/10. 1/100
  • Highest common factors
  • Least common multiples